Dyeing-machine



W. J. GOlNG.

D.YI I'ING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8. I916. 1,843,260. Patented June 15, 1920.

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DYEING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8.1916.

Patented June 15, 1920.

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DYEING MACHINE. I APPLICATION FILED MAY 8.1916.

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DYEINGMACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8, I9I6.

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WILLIAM J. GOING, OF AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

TO THE KLAUIDER-WELDON DYEING MACHINE COMPANY, 015 JENKINTOWN, BENN- SYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

DYEING-MAGHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May a, 1916. Serial no. 96,099.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM J. GOING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Amsterdam, in the county of Montgomery and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dyeing- Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as Wlll enable others skilled in the art to which it a ppertains to make and use thesame.

The invention relates to yarn treating machines, and with respect to its more specific features, to yarn dyeing apparatus.

One of the objects of the invention is the provision of a simple and practical yarn dyeing apparatus in which the yarn 1s continuously immersed in the dye liquid during the dyeing operation.

Another object of the invention is the provision of practical and efficient means for establishing current of the dye liquor so that all parts of the yarn will be harmoniously dyed.

Another object of the invention is the provision, in apparatus of the character referred to, of rotary yarn sticks, and means coupled therewith, for preventing injury to the machine should the rotation of the sticks be abnormally resisted.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, and wherein similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an embodiment of the invention, showing the vat and operating devices;

Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1

Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the vat showing its interior arrangement; and

Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are detail views illustrating form of yieldable connection between the yarn sticks and the rotary driving means therefor; Figs. 5 and 6 being sectional views on the lines y -y and wa, as indicated.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a vat adapted to contain the treating liquid, as dye liquor for dyeing the field of yarn immersed in the vat. A cover for the vat is employed, and in the present embodiment this cover comprises two pairs of foldable cover sections 2 and 3 hinged to each other at 1, the sections 2 being hinged to the ends of the vat at 5 and the sections 3 being provided with a handle or other manipulating device 6. By this construction the section 3 may turn on its hinge 4 to partially uncover the vat, or both sections may turn on hinge 5 to wholly uncover the vat. One pair of the Patented June 15,1920.

sections fold to the left, in Fig. 3, and the other pair to the right.

Within the vat are transverse partitions 7 and 8 spaced from both the top and bottom of the vat and providing chambers 9 and 10 at opposite sides of the vat, in each of which chambers are located means adapted to establish currents of the treating liquid. 11. the present embodiment each current-establishing device or means comprises rotary propellers having fiat vanes 11 extending across the vat'near the center of its depth and journaled in longitudinally disposed partitions 12 and 18 forming the sides of the chambers 9 and 10. Each propeller comprises a plurality of propelling wheels provided with the fiat vanes 11 referred to and intermeshing in a manner similar to that of a rotary pump, the axes of each pair of wheels being provided with intermeshing gears 14 and 15, so that when one is rotated the other will rotate therewith. The gears l-Il are connected to rotate with short shafts 16 suitably journaled in a side wall of the vat and provided with bevel gears 17 and 18 meshing with bevel gears 19 and 20 on the longitudinally disposed rotary shaft 21 journaled in brackets 22 on the side of the vat. 23 indicates a belt pulley rotatably mounted on the shaft 21 and adapted to be clutcltied to said shaft for driving the same by any suitable form of clutch having a clutch collar 24, splined to shaft 21, and which latter collar may be manipulated by a wheel 30, so that when the clutch elements of the worm wheel 30. and the collar 33 are in engagement, the shaft 31 will be rotated.

Within the vat, on the shaft 31, is a gear wheel 34 adapted to mesh with the end one of a series of gear wheels 35, the rotation of the wheels 35 being adapted to efiect rotation of certain .yarn sticks. The series of yarn sticks 1s adapted to support a plurality, or field of hanks of yarn, wlthln the vat during the. dyeing operation. In the present emsite irections and at their deflecting plates -l-l bodiment a plurality of the sticks is supported in the upper portion of the vat on shoulders 36 extending from the partitions 7 and 8, the plurality of sticks being connected for support to a frame which may be vertically moved into and out of the vat when the cover is open. Above the frame 37 is supported a series of deflecting plates 38 consisting of inclined cross pieces connected at their opposite ends to longitudinal stringers 39 adapted to removably rest on the tops of the partitions 7 and 8. The purpose of the deflecting plates 38 will be more fully explained hereinafter, it being sufficient to note at this point that when the cover is open and the frame 37 carrying the dye sticks is liftedfrom the vat, these deflecting plates 38 will be lifted therewith. Furthermore, as the plates 38 merely loosely rest in their position in the vat, they may be removed'from the vat independently of the yarn stick supporting frame37.

During the yarn treating operation the propellers, located at opposite ends of the vat and on opposite sides of the field of yarn, are rotated so as to establish currents of'the dye liquid downwardly toward the bottom of the vat and inwardly opposite the lower side of the yarn field the flat vanes ll, giving a broad current almost the full width of the vat. In the chambers 9 and 10 are guides for directing the dye liquor so that it will. eadily flow in the desired direction toward The currents 7 simultaneously rd the center of the vat from oppoc. points of confluenee the currents naturally tend to flow upwardly through the yarn field, In order to assist andpositively direct these oppositely flowing currents through the yarn field and between the propelling means a series of k p are disposed opposite'the lower face of the field, the plates on one side the center of the yarn field. produced by the propellers ilow tow of the central deflecting plate t2 being inclined in an opposite direction from the plates on the other side thereof. These plates may be fixed in the vat between the liquid propellers as by being supportcd by the side walls thcreol'. After flowing through the yarn field the currents mect the similar but oppositrny inclined deflecting plates 38 disposed opposite the upper face of the yarn lield and branch, the one to ard one propeller-and the other toward the other, the currents being thus established from the propellers toward each other, thence through the field of yarn and back to the respective current-establishing means or propellers. To assist in the establislmient of the current in the general predetermined directions referred to, guides 4-3 are located in the chambers 9 and l() above the propellers, being for a purpose similar to that of the guides 40.

Referring now more particularly to l i kl, 5, and 6, the numeral ell indicates a yarn supporting stick, a plurality of these sticks being employed in the present embodiment. Each of these sticks is preferably rectangular in cross section and is rotated during the yarn treating operation. To this end one end of the stick enters a squared socket in a ro tatable stick support journaled in a bracket 46 carried by the frame 37, the other end of the stick being supported in any suitable manner for rotation in said frame. The gears in the present embodiment are provided with a clutch element, these gears being chambered so as to provide a ring ll? having an interior circular clutch surface 4-7 overhanging certain other parts. The unmeral 48 indicates a shallow recess in the surface 47, and a l) indicates a cooperative clutch element or shoe bearing on the surface 47 and adapted to frictionally cooperate therewith so as to tend to ransmit the rotation of the driven member, or gear 35, to the stick d4. Numeral 50 indicates a yoke having a projection, or tooth 51, which is adapted to be seated in the recess 48, and which at a proper time is thrust into said recess by means of a spring disposed between the yoke and shoe and exerting its stress to press the shoe and the tooth in the direction of the surface l7 of the driven element 35. lhe rotatable stick support 45 is provided with a. transverse channel in which the shoe and yoke above referred to are guided in their movements relatively to each other, this channel being provided with a pair of flat plates 53 and 5% carried by the rotatable member 45 and extending into the chamber of the gear being overhung by the ring accepts that rotation of the yoke and shoe may effect rotation: of the member 45 i and, consequently, of thestick. In order to center the plates 58 and 5d relatively to the surface 417, the member 4:5: has an extended portion comprising a shaft engaginga centering opening, or hearing 526,, in the gear 35, the shaft 55 having oppositolyfiattcned faces 57 engaging the oke 50 where the yoke straddles the same. referably the 35 is directly mounted the bracket 1-6 bolted tothe frame 31 and having a cylindrical bearing 59 in which an extended portion 60 of the gear 35' rotatively bears, and is effectively supported.

By the above described construction it will be observed that the axis oi each stick is stationarily positioned during the yarn treating operation, the stick nevertheless being capable of rotating on its axis during the yarn treating operation in order to move the hanks of yarn relatively to the respective sticks so that the dye liquor may have access to the portions of the yarn lying against the sticks.

The operation should be obvious from the :ioregoing description, but may be briefly described as follows: Thecovers are thrown back and the frame 87 carrying the yarn sticks on which the yarn field is supported is lowered into the vat, the frames 37 resting upon the shoulder 36. The frame having: the deflecting plates 38 is placed in position opposite the upper face of the yarn field and the coveris closed. The pulley 28 being driven from a suitable source of power, is clutched to the sha t-t 21 by throwing the shift lever 25'. Thereupon the propellers and the worm wheel will be caused to rotate. Currents of dye liquor will be established simultaneously from the propellers downwardly and toward each other opposite the lower face of the yarn field, thence through the yarn field, and thence back to the propellers, the deflecting plates 38 and 4:1 assisting in such establishment. The yarn sticks will be slowly rotated so that the parts of the yarn hanks in contact therewith will eventually come in free and unobstructed contact with the dye liquor, and after a proper length of time the operation of dyeing will be completed, whereupon the covers may be thrown back and the frame 37 lifted by any suitable means to carry the hanks of yarn out of the dye liquor, this lifting also carrying the defiecting plates 88 therewith if they have not previously been removed. Should the yarn become entangled, or if for any other-reason normal rotative movement of the sticks be resisted, the friction clutch. connection between the gears 35 and the sticks will yield, and the gears may continue to rotate under the driving power without further rotative movement of the sticks. The shallow re- 48 cotpcrating with the tooth 51 of the yoke 50 torms a sufficient frictional connection between the gear 35 and the sticky support as to cause the support 45 and the stick therein to be effectively rotated during the operation of dyeing, and abnormal resistance to rotation ofthe stick will cause the tooth. 51 to escape from the recess L8 and permit it to remain stationary while the gear 35 continues to rotate under the influence of the power. The dye liquor flows gently upward through the yarn field and has a tendency to uphold the hanks, causing the big-ht of yarn over the sticks to spread somewhat so that the dye liquor may come into contact with more of the yarn closely adjacent the stick than it would if this expanding were absent. This expanding, however, when the hanks oi? the field are closely associated, may result in entanglement of one hank with another, so as to obstruct rotation of the sticks, in which case the connection between the sticks and the driving means will yield, the sticks thereafter remaining rotatively at rest though the driving means continues to operate.

Thus by the above described construction are accomplished, among others, the objects hereinbefore referred to.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

It is also to be understood that the language used in the tollowing claims is intended to cover all. of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of" the scope of the invention, which, a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a yarn treating machine, in com bination, a vat to contain the treating liquid, means adapted to support therein a field of material to be treated, means at opposite sides of said field adapted to establish currents of the liquid toward each other, opposite said field, and means adapted to deflect said currents through said field.

2. In a yarn treating nachinc, in combin ation, a vat to contain the treating liquid, means adapted to support therein a field of material to be treated, means at opposite sides of said field adapted to establish currents of the liquid toward each other, opposite said field, and means adapted to deflect said currents through said field between said current establishing means.

3. In a yarn treating machine, in combination, a vat to contain the treating liquid, means adapted to support therein a field of material to be treated, means at opposite sides of said field adapted to establish currents of the liquid toward each other, opposite said field, means adapted to deflect said currents through said field between said current establishing means, and means opposite said field and said deflecting means adapted to deflect said currents toward said current establishing means.

4. In a yarn treating machine, in combination, a vat to contain the treating liquid, means adapted to support therein a field of material to be treated, means at opposite sides of said field adapted to establish currents of the liquid toward each other, and means at opposite sides of said field and between said current establishing means adapted to deflect said currents through said field and back toward the respective current establishing means.

5. In a yarn treating machine, in combination, a vat to contain the treating liquid, means adapted to support therein a field of material to be treated, means at opposite sides of said field adapted to establish broad currents of the liquid toward each other, and inclined plates opposite one side of said field in the path of said currents adapted to deflect the currents through said field.

6. In a yarn treating machine, in combination, a vat to contain the treating liquid, means adapted to support therein a field of material to be treated, means at opposite sides of said field adapted to establish broad currents of the liquid toward each other, inclined plates opposite one side of said field in the path of said currents adapted to defleet the currents through said field, and inclined plates opposite the field and said first mentioned plates adapted to deflect the currents from said field toward said respective current establishing means.

7. In a yarn treating machine, in combination, a vat to contain the treating liquid, means adapted to support therein a field of material to be treated, a series of inclined deflecting plates opposite said field, some of said plates being inclined in an opposite direction to others, and means adapted to establish currents of said liquid against said deflectors.

8. In a yarn treating machine, in combination, a vat to contain the treating liquid. means adapted to support therein a field of material to be treated, a series of inclined deflecting plates opposite said field, some of said plates being inclined in an opposite direction to others, and means adapted to establish currents of said liquid against said deflectors from opposite directions.

9. In a yarn treating machine, in combination, a vat to contain the treating liquid, means adapted to support therein a field oi material to be treated, a series of deflecting plates opposite opposite sides of said field, and means adapted to establish a current of the liquid relative to said plates and field, said plates on one side being inclined to defleet the current through said field, and on the other side to deflect the current toward said current establishing means.

10. In a yarn treating machine, in combination, a vat to contain the treating liquid, means adapted to support therein a field of material to be treated, and liquid propellers at opposite ends of the vat adapted to establish currents of the liquid simultaneously toward the center of the vat.

11. In a yarn treating machine, in combination, a vat to contain the treating liquid. means adapted to support therein a field of material to be treated, chambers on opposite sides of the field of material, a liquid propeller in each chamber, and guides leading from said chamber toward opposite sides 01' the yarn field and communicating with the vat space intermediate said chambers.

12. In a yarn treating machine, in combination, a vat, a support for a plurality oi yarn sticks removable from said vat, and current deflectors removable with said support.

13. In a yarn treating machine, in combination, a vat to contain the treating liquid. means adapted to support therein a field oi material to be treated, and means adapted to cause flow of the treating liquid in said field, comprising devices adapted to establish currents of the liquid toward each other from opposite sides of said field.

14-. In a yarn treating machine. in combination, a vat to contain the treating liquid. means adapted to support therein a field of material to be treated, and means adapted to cause flow of the treating liquid in said field. comprising devices at opposite sides of said field adapted to establish currents of the liquid toward each other from opposite sides of said field.

15. In a yarn treating machine. in combination, a vat to contain the treating liquid. means adapted to support therein a field of material to be treated, and means adapted to cause flow of the treating liquid in said field. comprising devices adapted to establish currents of the liquid toward each other along a side of said field from opposite sides oi said field.

16. In a yarn treating machine. in combination, a vat to contain the treating liquid. means adapted to support therein a field of material to be treated, and means adapted to cause flow of the treating liquid in said field, comprising devices at opposite sides of said field adapted to establish currents of the liquid toward each other along a side of said lish broad currents of the liquid toward each field from opposite sides of said field. other from opposite sides of said field. 10

17. In a yarn treating machine, in combi- In testimony whereof I my signature nation, a vat to contain the treating liquid, in the presence of two Witnesses.

means adapted to support therein a field of WILLIAM J. GOING.

material to be treated, and means adapted Witnesses:

to cause flow of the treating liquid in said J. W. AlNDERSON,

field, comprising devices adapted to estab- C. J. KULBERG. 

